Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:30:15 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Win2000 SP4 worth it or not?
In a message dated 1/16/2005 9:14:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 20:12:52 -0800 (PST) > From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Win2000 SP4 worth it or not? > > Real quick... anyone have any option on whether or not Win2000 Service Pack > 4 is really worth idownloading and nstalling? From the looks of the user > comments at download.com, I think not: > > http://www.download.com/3302-2098_4-10210714.html > > But it's a real problem to have to go to Windows Update to install all of > the 38-40 patches via dialup every time you load a new copy of W2K. And > the process of downloading the updates individually and figuring out what > order to install them is a real pain, if possible to do correctly at all. > > Matt > I have only SP3 on my L100, but as I'm finding out on a new desktop, if one wants USB 2.0 to function, SP4 + updates is REQUIRED. This explains why my Belkin Cardbus/USB2 PCMCIA Card shows the dreaded yellow flag in Device Manager. For the SP4 install, find a friend/relative/casual acquaintance who has a cable/T1/DSL connection and have him/her download the network version of SP4 (it's just the entire Service Pack in one chunk) and burn to a CD. Very painless install. The updates can be downloaded a few at a time over dial-up; the WU page will keep track for you. David's right about the WU Catalog (the USB2 update is available there as a stand-alone product for download), and about running SP4 on a fresh install of W2K. I think many of the SP4 horror stories out there resulted from updating an older install. .Lee
